Reflection

This may or may not be so depending on how you look at it. There is foliage there on the right, and maybe a reflection to the left down below that grouping.

No Photos

Did I mention that I am not using any photo references in my work. I wanted to break all my old habits (I used to draw from photos a lot) and try new ways, more immediate ways of creating images working from life, memory and following the process.

Two Plants

This seemed botanical to me. Two plants growing in the same place from the same soil but very different in every way. They are turned away from each other.

Dissolution

The bonds of the body are broken and the spirit floats free. Charlie Provost died this morning. I will really miss him. This piece is dedicated to him.

Close and Distant

It works well sometimes to skip the middle ground and contrast large close-up objects with a distant space. Even though this image seems quite abstract, the distant space at the top right of the image helps retain the landscape feel.

Dreams

This is a really dreamlike fantasy image, and I used a lot of pure intense color directly applied.

Postcard

I think I have inadvertently produced a postcard, including sunset.

Esalen Gardens Continue

This is the last of the Esalen paintings. I will be mentally back in Florida after this. I cannibalized my sketches from my visit to Esalen earlier this summer to produce these garden images.

A Secret Garden

After I finished this, I saw it as one garden leading into another more private place, secret and hidden.

Buddha in the Garden

In Esalen, there is a wonderful Buddha near the center of an expansive well cared for garden. It presides over the space. Visitors leave offerings there.